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VG247.comTue, 31 Mar 2015 17:59:58 +0000en-UShourly1http://wordpress.org/?v=3.8.1Kentucky Route Zero Act 3 now available, Season Pass is 25% offhttp://www.vg247.com/2014/05/06/kentucky-route-zero-act-3-now-available-season-pass-is-25-off/
http://www.vg247.com/2014/05/06/kentucky-route-zero-act-3-now-available-season-pass-is-25-off/#commentsTue, 06 May 2014 16:43:37 +0000http://www.vg247.com/?p=469786Kentucky Route Zero developer Cardboard Computer has released Act 3 of its point-and-click adventure game for Linux, Mac and PC. Kentucky Route Zero’s first act released in January 2013, with the second arriving in May. An interlude between the second and third act is available. You can nab the game with its Season Pass for 25% off on Steam until May 13.
]]>http://www.vg247.com/2014/05/06/kentucky-route-zero-act-3-now-available-season-pass-is-25-off/feed/0Kentucky Route Zero dev hard at work but won’t set release dates for remaining chaptershttp://www.vg247.com/2014/02/11/kentucky-route-zero-dev-hard-at-work-but-wont-set-release-dates-for-remaining-chapters/
http://www.vg247.com/2014/02/11/kentucky-route-zero-dev-hard-at-work-but-wont-set-release-dates-for-remaining-chapters/#commentsTue, 11 Feb 2014 21:39:00 +0000http://www.vg247.com/?p=447417Kentucky Route Zero developer Cardboard Computer was so “demoralized” by the negative reaction to missing past release dates that it’s held off giving even a vague release window for the upcoming chapters.

In a statement provided to Polygon, foundersJake Elliott and Tamas Kemenczy said the developer struggled with player reactions after missing announced release dates for the first and second acts.

“It was pretty demoralizing to miss deadlines, and the barrage of negative attention that followed made it only more difficult to focus on work.

“More importantly, we’ve learned that our process is quite exploratory, experimental, and unpredictable anyway. It’s crucial for our work that we reserve the right to throw things away, rework things as necessary, and allow the project to grow organically.”

The pair said that they quite often find that scenes they had expected to be “small-scale bloom into something much more complex”.

“It’s difficult (or impossible) to really know what you’re working on until you’re really working on it, and it’s important to us that we err on the side of respecting the game rather than the timeline,” they said.

Kentucky Route Zero’s first act released in January 2o013, with the second arriving in May, Both had missed their target launch months. An interlude between the second and third acts is on the way, too.

]]>http://www.vg247.com/2014/02/11/kentucky-route-zero-dev-hard-at-work-but-wont-set-release-dates-for-remaining-chapters/feed/2Kentucky Route Zero: Act 2 now available through Steamhttp://www.vg247.com/2013/06/01/kentucky-route-zero-act-2-now-available-through-steam/
http://www.vg247.com/2013/06/01/kentucky-route-zero-act-2-now-available-through-steam/#commentsSat, 01 Jun 2013 14:58:33 +0000http://www.vg247.com/?p=372575Cardboard Computer has released the second act for Kentucky Route Zero on Steam. The act was delayed by a couple of weeks, after originally being slated for a late April release. The team tweeted yesterday that it’s working on a “few early bugs” so to be mindful of it. Those who own the game can start updating it once they log into Steam. If you haven’t picked it up yet, the game and its season pass will run you $24.99.
]]>http://www.vg247.com/2013/06/01/kentucky-route-zero-act-2-now-available-through-steam/feed/0Kentucky Route Zero: Act 2 release delayed by “a couple weeks”http://www.vg247.com/2013/04/30/kentucky-route-zero-act-2-release-delayed-by-a-couple-weeks/
http://www.vg247.com/2013/04/30/kentucky-route-zero-act-2-release-delayed-by-a-couple-weeks/#commentsTue, 30 Apr 2013 20:49:29 +0000http://www.vg247.com/?p=362768Cardboard Computer has said the second act for Kentucky Route Zero has been delayed a couple of weeks, which would put its release around mid-May. Originally slated for a late April release, the team got behind on development due to trouble shooting for “a larger number of players than we anticipated,” along with participation in the Independent Game Festival. distribution. The developer promises to keep people updated act 2′s progress through Facebook and Twitter. You can see a new screengrab though the links. Thanks, Shack.
]]>http://www.vg247.com/2013/04/30/kentucky-route-zero-act-2-release-delayed-by-a-couple-weeks/feed/0Kentucky Route Zero now available for purchasehttp://www.vg247.com/2013/01/08/kentucky-route-zero-now-available-for-purchase/
http://www.vg247.com/2013/01/08/kentucky-route-zero-now-available-for-purchase/#commentsTue, 08 Jan 2013 20:25:56 +0000http://www.vg247.com/?p=328242Independent Games Festival finalist Kentucky Route Zero is now available for purchase. The episodic game will be released in five acts, and you can purchase act one for $7 or the entire package for $25. If you are wondering if the game reflects the mysteries which are Kentucky in a meaningful, surreal or realistic way, we say yes to all the above – even if we’ve never visited Mammoth Cave. We deduce this is only from watching the trailers and reading the synopsis. We grew up in the Bluegrass State, after all. Get the game here.
]]>http://www.vg247.com/2013/01/08/kentucky-route-zero-now-available-for-purchase/feed/0Kentucky Route Zero to be released episodically – watch the new trailerhttp://www.vg247.com/2012/10/18/kentucky-route-zero-to-be-released-episodically-watch-the-new-trailer/
http://www.vg247.com/2012/10/18/kentucky-route-zero-to-be-released-episodically-watch-the-new-trailer/#commentsThu, 18 Oct 2012 19:38:07 +0000http://www.vg247.com/?p=308423Kentucky Route Zero, the indie adventure game from Cardboard Computer, has a new video available which shows off its lovely, surreal atmosphere.

The game takes place in the cave system which runs through the Bluegrass State, home of beautiful horses and fast women, and the various people which travel its underground highways.

Conway, the game’s hero will meet all sorts during the game, one such individual is a robotic country singer named Junebug, trapped in an abandoned restaurant. Players will also explore a Civil War era battleship inhabited by cats. Sounds strange, but lovely.

The soundtrack is just as interesting. The original score was created by Ben Babbitt and bluegrass standards and old hymns will be included, courtesy of The Bedquilt Ramblers.

Kentucky Route Zero will be released in five chapters, the first of which releases in December. You can find out more on the game through its fully funded Kickstarter page.

Yes, it’s true. Kentuckians still dress like Loretta Lynn from the sixties if they are female, and men still wear their pants rolled up and meander around Mammoth Cave barefoot.
Proof of these fashion choices can be found in the video below for a very interesting, and surreal looking independent game from Cardboard Computer called Kentucky Route Zero.

In it, players will slowly pace their way around strange environments and chat up people along the way. At one point, the hero, Conway, meets “a robotic country singer named Junebug who is trapped in the abandoned restaurant that once employed her”, and has to explore the cave below the place so the security system can be disabled and free her from her lonely torment.

Players will also explore a Civil War era battleship which is on the bank of an underground river and is run rampant with cats. Sounds like Kentucky, alright.

Watch the video below, which is graced by the lovely old Bluegrass Hymn “I Can’t Feel at Home in This World Anymore”, originally recorded by The Carter Family. We’re unsure who’s performing it in the video, but they’re doing a bang up job.

Find out more about the game through its Kickstart page. It’s out in the fall.